To be a bit nonplussed by this question (minor beyond belief)

My daughter is eight wonderful weeks old and getting on great. For the past few weeks, whenever we meet them, my husband's siblings make a specific enquiry after her welfare - is she watching telly yet.

To my mind, it's of course not - why would she at eight weeks? Naturally I don't say that but I do find it odd that that's the only developmental indicator they're interested in.

Would anyone else be surprised? To clarify, it's only a question, doesn't effect me in any way at all and it's not going to be any kind of an issue. Just wondering whether that's the norm? My family and friends would assume she's not watching telly so that's what I think is standard, but are we the ones out if step?

Congratulations! I would wonder why they asked that, is it some kind of long running joke that your telly is always on or something? I cant think they would be serious but its not that funny as a joke. I would ask them why they ask.

Well it's definitely not that the telly's always on here, we don't watch it till after five because neither of us can stand daytime TV. They wouldn't know that though, we're in an apartment so not drop in people.

My guess so far has been that they found it a relief when theirs could be left for a while with it on and assume it'd be the same for us?

"She loves it but we only let her watch the BBC news and wildlife documentaries. We wouldn't let her watch commercial television, " is the only possible reply, preferably shuddering on the word commercial.

I think DC were 12 months before I actively willed them to be hypnotised by children's tv long enough for me to go to the loo in peace.

Congratulations.I had 2 very colicky babies. I found myself "watching" a lot of telly with them in the early evening while doing whatever it was that helped. Hopefully you are already beyond the window for this. With DD3 we never got into the habit of watching telly and now she is a toddler beyond the nap stage I wish she would just zone out in front of cbeebies when she is tired.

Say with a hollow laugh ' I wish, we tried her with Eastenders all last week but all she wants to listen to is Classic FM, she especially enjoys Rattle's Orchestral Greats, I expect you've heard it. Her favourite instrument is the bassoon but she's partial to an oboe solo as well of course. Tell me, which section of the violins do you prefer?'